I could... but I wouldn't.

I had played/used those phones and won't lie... I walked away unimpressed. I've yet to use the N8, however the optics alone surpass what's out there in terms of quality.

The N95 and then the N97 got my attention. But the prior N8* series didn't quite get my attention outside of form factor. The new N8* series can't even say that - I dislike the tapered look. And if anything, neither of them made any splashes in the blogosphere. The N8 has.